Black or Blue
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Burning Brakes
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From: RedSoxNation Cape Cod, MA
Black or Blue
Hello All,
I just picked up a 77 Coupe thats blue with a blue interior.
The interior needs the usual seat covers, door panels and carpet along with few other pieces.
Should I keep the orginal blue color or go black?
I like the blue because its different, but black is classy.
Do I have to die all the interior parts or can I use a paint that is good for plastic(Rustoleum makes a plastic paint that I have used before and works great)
Let me know what you think! Here is a link to my first post with pics in it of the car. http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1982665
Thanks
Jimbo
I just picked up a 77 Coupe thats blue with a blue interior.
The interior needs the usual seat covers, door panels and carpet along with few other pieces.
Should I keep the orginal blue color or go black?
I like the blue because its different, but black is classy.
Do I have to die all the interior parts or can I use a paint that is good for plastic(Rustoleum makes a plastic paint that I have used before and works great)
Let me know what you think! Here is a link to my first post with pics in it of the car. http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1982665
Thanks
Jimbo
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Burning Brakes
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From: RedSoxNation Cape Cod, MA
Yeah, I know. I dont like to double post but I wasnt getting any real feedback.
The way I look at it, if I keep blue, its going to be easy (just clean all the oringal plastic and re-install). It keeps the car original 70's cool.
If I go black, black looks great, it will probably make the car more marketable if I try to sell it (i think) but there will be more work involved and more money$$$
thanks
Jimbo
The way I look at it, if I keep blue, its going to be easy (just clean all the oringal plastic and re-install). It keeps the car original 70's cool.
If I go black, black looks great, it will probably make the car more marketable if I try to sell it (i think) but there will be more work involved and more money$$$
thanks
Jimbo
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Even for what are considered non-collectable years like this, I still am a proponent of keeping them original.
Ultimately it's your car. If you want black interior...Go for it.
Changing the color so that it doesn't match the trim code is NOT a way to increase it's resale value.
Ultimately it's your car. If you want black interior...Go for it.
Changing the color so that it doesn't match the trim code is NOT a way to increase it's resale value.
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I would keep it blue, lots of black interiors out there, not many blue. I would loose the cloth seats and black carpeting as well. Also, I used interior dye from Ecklers on my hard parts in my 81 interior, it turned out very nice. I removed the parts, cleaned them well and dyed them. Also, using the dye you can get the proper color that will match anything you don't dye or replace. Here's how mine turned out;
Before
After
Before
After
Burning Brakes
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I would keep it blue. I considered changing mine to black also, the more I thought about it the less I liked the idea. There are a lot of black interior vettes, so I decided to leave it original. I am glad I did.
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Interior parts are dyed. You can dye them any color and as many times as you want without a build-up layer on the part. Dye penetrates and bonds; paint does not. Keep it blue inside...you'll be glad you did.
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Funny, I asked the same question but the choice was Red verses Black and almost everyone said "Black". I guess red is the "red-headed step-child" and disliked the most.
In regards to your question, I say black!
In regards to your question, I say black!
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I have to say black as well. These cars don't have dated lines, so I don't think I would leave a dated interior color in it. My $.02. And as far as value, whatever is more appealing to the masses is what's going to drive up the price, not what some book says its worth. Black seems to be very popular, so if appeal and subsequent value are what you're after, go black.
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I think most colors except black and tan just look old.
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Burning Brakes
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From: RedSoxNation Cape Cod, MA
Thanks for all your inputs but I bit the bullet and ordered from willcox (they were haveing that great sale that ended tonight),
I went with BLUE!!!!!!!!!! I was sitting in the garage looking at it and it kind of grew on me. Its different, its classic and I think its kinda cool!!!
I appriciate all the comments!!!!
When its all installed, I will post up some pics!
Thanks again
Jimbo
I went with BLUE!!!!!!!!!! I was sitting in the garage looking at it and it kind of grew on me. Its different, its classic and I think its kinda cool!!!
I appriciate all the comments!!!!
When its all installed, I will post up some pics!
Thanks again
Jimbo
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I am glad you stayed with blue. They look awesome when they are restored. You can't hardly get any color choices anymore.
One of my biggest pet peeves/frustrations with GM is the lack of color choices in modern production GM cars. It's either black or gray!!! YUK! This save millions of dollars for GM but it sux for the consumer. I guess we just have to accept it.
There were 15 different interior choices for a '69 Camaro!!! 19 exterior color choices. You actualy had a choice of 4 different shades of blue that year for the exterior color. You realy had a chance at having the only one in town that combination if you wanted something unique.
Oh well
-Mark.
One of my biggest pet peeves/frustrations with GM is the lack of color choices in modern production GM cars. It's either black or gray!!! YUK! This save millions of dollars for GM but it sux for the consumer. I guess we just have to accept it.
There were 15 different interior choices for a '69 Camaro!!! 19 exterior color choices. You actualy had a choice of 4 different shades of blue that year for the exterior color. You realy had a chance at having the only one in town that combination if you wanted something unique.
Oh well
-Mark.
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IOne of my biggest pet peeves/frustrations with GM is the lack of color choices in modern production GM cars. It's either black or gray!!!
YUK!
There were 15 different interior choices for a '69 Camaro!!! 19 exterior color choices. You actualy had a choice of 4 different shades of blue that year for the exterior color. You realy had a chance at having the only one in town that combination if you wanted something unique.
Oh well
-Mark.
YUK!
There were 15 different interior choices for a '69 Camaro!!! 19 exterior color choices. You actualy had a choice of 4 different shades of blue that year for the exterior color. You realy had a chance at having the only one in town that combination if you wanted something unique.
Oh well
-Mark.
Oh...about colors. My 70 came with a black interior. It's now all red. (Well actually just a little bit red, I have yet to get it all put back together!)
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Did anyone else see the 70 Mustang 428 Cobra Jet Mach 1 that sold for $75K on Barrett-Jackson? It has a Calypso Coral exterior with a burgundy interior. It was almost enough to make ya upchuck.
IIRC, most manufacturers had guidelines about which interior color you could order with which exterior color. You'd think Ford would have banned that one for sure. BTW, I'm a vintage Mustang owner too, and almost all 69 and 70 Calypso Coral (sort of an orange/red) cars I've ever seen had either black or white interiors.
IIRC, most manufacturers had guidelines about which interior color you could order with which exterior color. You'd think Ford would have banned that one for sure. BTW, I'm a vintage Mustang owner too, and almost all 69 and 70 Calypso Coral (sort of an orange/red) cars I've ever seen had either black or white interiors.
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The whole color limitation thing is a GM internal culture issue. GM is run by the bean counters and they have discovered that higher volume of identical parts will save them big money. The accountants make the calls and interior color selection is a big cost savings for them. Limiting interior color choice to Black and Gray and the resulting higher volumes is more profitable than having white, yellow, orange, red, green, blue, black all available with smaller volumes of each. Just dollars and cents to them.
-Mark.
-Mark.
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stingr69....
You don't know how "right" you are. GM being run by "bean counters" [financial 'wizards'] is what has caused its decline. In the late 1980's, Roger Smith took GM to the brink of bankruptcy. Now, guess what..... GM has just named a new 'leader'; and he is....you guessed it....another 'bean counter'. It amazes me that a manufacturing company can think anyone coming out of a business school can take the helm of such a company and succeed. {I'm not thinking about buying any GM stock; are you?}
You don't know how "right" you are. GM being run by "bean counters" [financial 'wizards'] is what has caused its decline. In the late 1980's, Roger Smith took GM to the brink of bankruptcy. Now, guess what..... GM has just named a new 'leader'; and he is....you guessed it....another 'bean counter'. It amazes me that a manufacturing company can think anyone coming out of a business school can take the helm of such a company and succeed. {I'm not thinking about buying any GM stock; are you?}
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stingr69....
You don't know how "right" you are. GM being run by "bean counters" [financial 'wizards'] is what has caused its decline. In the late 1980's, Roger Smith took GM to the brink of bankruptcy. Now, guess what..... GM has just named a new 'leader'; and he is....you guessed it....another 'bean counter'. It amazes me that a manufacturing company can think anyone coming out of a business school can take the helm of such a company and succeed. {I'm not thinking about buying any GM stock; are you?}
You don't know how "right" you are. GM being run by "bean counters" [financial 'wizards'] is what has caused its decline. In the late 1980's, Roger Smith took GM to the brink of bankruptcy. Now, guess what..... GM has just named a new 'leader'; and he is....you guessed it....another 'bean counter'. It amazes me that a manufacturing company can think anyone coming out of a business school can take the helm of such a company and succeed. {I'm not thinking about buying any GM stock; are you?}
We did a case study on GM when I was in business school so it wasn't just a guess. I also read a book on GM that was a real eye opener
-Mark.